meted; meting
1
: to give out by measure : dole out
She realized the stern retribution which justice metes to the murderer.—
Edgar Rice Burroughs
—usually used with outEdgar Rice Burroughsmete out punishment
2
archaic
: measure
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Verb
determined to mete out an appropriate punishment for the CEO guilty of insider trading
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Verb
Free speech scholars maintain the most vile and reprehensible speech, including that which celebrates someone's death, is legally protected — not from the consequences meted by private employers, but from government suppression.
—Taylor Seely, AZCentral.com, 20 Sep. 2025
May today and every day lead us to the ultimate finish line – meting you at the pearly gates.
—Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 2 Mar. 2025
Noun
Portuguese Bend residents generally favor a system more in tune with metes and bounds, a mapping method that uses physical landmarks such as trees, walls and roads to measure parcels.
—Jack Flemmingstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2023
But watching him and Kayce and Beth and Rip mete out frontier justice can be uncomfortably satisfying, an atavistic thrill.
—Sridhar Pappu, The Atlantic, 10 Nov. 2022
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“Mete.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mete. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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